The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TESTED , but the solution may also be HAD A GO AT IT which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Tried crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TESTED | 28 % | 6 |
| ESSAYED | 25 % | 7 |
| HADAGO | 15 % | 6 |
| TASTED | 6 % | 6 |
| SAMPLED | 4 % | 7 |
| STROVE | 4 % | 6 |
| HADAT | 3 % | 5 |
| HADAGOAT | 3 % | 8 |
| ATTEMPTED | 3 % | 9 |
| PROVEN | 1 % | 6 |
| HAD A GO AT IT | 1 % | 14 |
| GAVEITAGO | 1 % | 9 |
| STRIVEN | 1 % | 7 |
| TESTEDOUT | 1 % | 9 |
Why may HAD-A-GO-AT-IT be the right solution?
The phrase "had a go at it" is a common colloquialism that means to attempt or try something. Therefore, it fits the clue "tried."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tried
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- well-tried
- tried and true
- time-tested
- dependable
- reliable
- proven
- proved
- tested
- determined
- considered
- worked
- focused
Crossword Answer definitions
TESTED verb- To challenge.
- To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
- To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
- (academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
- To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
- To be shown to be by test.
- To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent.
- To attest (a document) legally, and date it.
- To make a testament, or will.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TESTED
- Sampled
- Tried
- Did work for Consumer Reports
- Evaluated
- Labored at the lab
- Quizzed
- Tried out
- Tried-and-true
- Floated
- Gave a whirl
More clues leading to the result ESSAYED
- Made an attempt
- Attempted
- Made a good try
- Put to the test
- Took a crack at
- Tried
- Made an effort
- Took a stab at
- Attempted.
- Ventured.
More clues leading to the result HADAGO
- Tried, with "at"
- Tried to (with "at")
- Took a stab (at)
- Attempted, with "at"
- Tried it
- Tried one's hand
- Tackled, as a task, with "at"
- Tried
- Tried one's hand (at)
- Attempted something
More clues leading to the result TASTED
- Sampled
- Had a sip
- Savored
- Experienced
- Used some buds
- Sipped, say
- ATE
- Partook (of)
- Had just a bite of
- Made like an "Iron Chef America" judge
More clues leading to the result SAMPLED
- Tried
- Used part of someone else's song in yours
- Judged, in a way
- Tasted or tested
- Tasted
- Had a taste of
- Tasted.
- Tested.
- Had a taste
- Tested
More clues leading to the result STROVE
- Made an effort
- Contended
- Labored
- Tried hard
- Endeavored
- Tried mightily
- Moved heaven and earth
- Worked hard
- Struggled for success.
- Tried hard.
More clues leading to the result HADAT
- Lit into
- Fought
- Attacked
- Went after aggressively
- Attacked vigorously
- Vigorously attacked
- Charged
- Tried
- Laid into
- Went after
More clues leading to the result HADAGOAT
More clues leading to the result ATTEMPTED
More clues leading to the result PROVEN
- Like a fact
- Doubted no more
- Established via evidence
- Shown as true
- Like an ironclad case
- Demonstrated
- No longer in doubt
- Verified
- Tried and true
- Established
More clues leading to the result HAD A GO AT IT
More clues leading to the result GAVEITAGO
More clues leading to the result STRIVEN
- Endeavored
- Attempted
- Tried hard
- Tried hard.
- Had made great efforts.
- Endeavored.
- Labored hard.
- Tried
- "I have ___ to be Thine . . . ": Melville
- Made an effort